Background This study was designed to evaluate the therapeutic outcome and early
postoperative complications, especially pancreatitis, of endoscopic papillary balloon dilation …

Background: This study attempted to determine the indication for endoscopic mucosal
resection with a ligating device (EMRL) and to assess the efficacy of radical (complete) …

Using a molecular diagnostic approach, we investigated 101 kindreds with autosomal
dominant cerebellar ataxias (ADCAs) from the central Honshu island of Japan, including …

Aim: Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) has been positively applied to and gradually
standardized for early gastric cancer; however, it is not widely used in the colorectum …

Objective The aim of this study was to examine whether preoperative phase angle (PhA)
measured by bioelectrical impedance analysis was associated with a hospital-acquired …

Background Heterozygous mutations in CTCF have been reported in patients with distinct
clinical features including intellectual disability. However, the precise pathomechanism …

Employing a laser-captured microdissection (LCM), we have investigated the somatic
instability of CAG repeats in the variable brain cell lineage in three patients with …

AIM: To assess the diagnostic ability of endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) for evaluating
causes of distal biliary strictures shown on endoscopic retrograde …

We performed a randomized prospective trial to compare unsedated endoscopy via
transnasal and transoral routes using a small-caliber endoscope. Two hundred patients …

Spinocerebellar ataxia type 6 (SCA6) is a neurodegenerative disease caused by a CAG
repeat expansion in the CACNA1A gene. The neurodegeneration that occurs in CAG repeat …